Geoff White
Google and Facebook fight for web supremacy with drones and balloons
Pilotless drones and high-altitude balloons are some of the ideas being mooted by the internet giants keen to dominate the infrastructure of the web.
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France may shoot down mystery drones flying at nuclear sites
With France on alert over drones spotted flying over several nuclear power plants, a French minister says the authorities may seek to shoot them down in future.
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US sends armed drones to Iraq ‘to protect its troops’
The US military says it has deployed armed manned and unmanned aircraft over Iraq to protect its soldiers, and may consider targeting “high value individuals”.
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Need for ‘more clarity’ over UK drones programme
MPs defend the UK military’s controversial drones programme, saying pilots are not video-gaming “warrior geeks”, and call for more clarity around their secretive use.
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What is ABI – and will it make drones even deadlier?
This week Senator John McCain moved to shift control of US drones from the CIA to the defence department. Meanwhile, fears grow about the application of activity-based intelligence to drones.
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Could British drones help with Fukushima clean-up?
Parts of Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, are still too dangerous for humans to enter. But not, perhaps, for drones.
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Fatima Bhutto: on Pakistan, drones and her new novel
Her history is steeped in the power, tragedy and politics of Pakistan’s past. And her new book is about the sacrifices modern Pakistan demands. Jon interviews Benazir’s niece, Fatima.
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FactCheck Q&A: everything you need to know about drones
Barack Obama says he’s rewriting the rules on drone strikes. Are pilotless planes a vital weapon in the war on terror, or is the cost in civilian lives too high?
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Demo as drones flown from UK soil
Drones are being flown in Afghanistan by UK-based pilots for the first time. The Ministry of Defence say the vehicles save lives – but protesters say they are a tool to fight wars “behind our backs”.
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Matt Frei
CIA boss faces questions on ‘unmanned and unseen’ drones
Drones are the corner stone of Barack Obama’s security policy, but the debate is now raging in the CIA and beyond on whether the unmanned and unseen weapons are counter productive, and driving recruits to al-Qaeda.
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Is north Africa the next honeypot for drones?
A rising death toll in Afghanistan, another round of army cuts and a new front opening on the war on terror. Is this the next phase in the decade of the drone?
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Drones case heads to appeal after court defeat
A Pakistani man who tried to force the British government to reveal whether it provides intelligence for US drone strikes loses his high court bid but plans to appeal.
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Matt Frei
Election ground war: bayonets vs drones
The 2012 race comes down to a haulage story. Which campaign can haul the greater number of likely voters to the polls and make sure they pull that lever, tick that box or click that mouse.
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Britain to ‘double number of drones in Afghanistan’
Britain boosts to 10 the number of drone aircraft flying combat and surveillance operations in Afghanistan, as the foreign secretary faces questions over UK support for US drones in Pakistan.
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‘Terror and stress’ in the shadow of the drones
Civilians in north west Pakistan are suffering “24-hour mental stress” because of the threat of drone strikes, drawing comparisons to the mood after the 9/11 attacks in the US.
